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moosers
Published on 02/19/09 at 18:48
The Digitech RP200A is a multi-effects guitar processor. It is digitally based and has just about every typical guitar effect you can think of. You can mix and match the effects, use the presets, or create your own presets. It has 40 presets from the company and then has 40 more you can program yourself. It also has expression pedal that really comes in handy. It has 1/4 inch inputs and outputs for your instrument and it is not rackable as it is a foot pedal.
UTILIZATION
The configuration of the pedal is pretty easy to follow. You can select between the effects and presets with the foot controllers and it has three knobs that control various parameters depending on the effect you are using. The manual seems pretty through, but I haven't used it too much as it is an easy pedal to learn.
SOUND QUALITY
The effects of this pedal are versatile and it is easy to get a wide array of effects. I love having all of these effects in one place, and it is real nice to be able to make my own presets to use. I have only used this pedal with guitar - usually a Gibson SG and a '76 Fender Twin Reverb amplifier. My favorite sounds on this are the delay and the compressor, although all of the effects are pretty usable. This being said, the effects aren't the best I've heard, or even close to it, but it is nice to have a variety of usable effects within one unit.
OVERALL OPINION
The Digitech RP200A was the first guitar effects processor I bought about five years ago. I have since upgraded to using a number of different pedals to achieve the sounds I got with this, but for the time I had this it worked quite well for me. The sounds are good and being able to make your own presets is a huge plus. The price is also a huge selling point, as this unit is really cheap, giving you a wide array of sounds for a cheap price. I would definitley recommend those interested in getting into using effects on their guitar to check out this unit.
UTILIZATION
The configuration of the pedal is pretty easy to follow. You can select between the effects and presets with the foot controllers and it has three knobs that control various parameters depending on the effect you are using. The manual seems pretty through, but I haven't used it too much as it is an easy pedal to learn.
SOUND QUALITY
The effects of this pedal are versatile and it is easy to get a wide array of effects. I love having all of these effects in one place, and it is real nice to be able to make my own presets to use. I have only used this pedal with guitar - usually a Gibson SG and a '76 Fender Twin Reverb amplifier. My favorite sounds on this are the delay and the compressor, although all of the effects are pretty usable. This being said, the effects aren't the best I've heard, or even close to it, but it is nice to have a variety of usable effects within one unit.
OVERALL OPINION
The Digitech RP200A was the first guitar effects processor I bought about five years ago. I have since upgraded to using a number of different pedals to achieve the sounds I got with this, but for the time I had this it worked quite well for me. The sounds are good and being able to make your own presets is a huge plus. The price is also a huge selling point, as this unit is really cheap, giving you a wide array of sounds for a cheap price. I would definitley recommend those interested in getting into using effects on their guitar to check out this unit.